could be a bargain for the saloon boys!!!!

**thewoodster** · Wednesday 11th May 2011, 22:35

pity they wont fit mine

http://http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLVO-8...item4aab05d924

**The Flying Moose** · Wednesday 11th May 2011, 22:43

Originally Posted by thewoodster

pity they wont fit mine

http://http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLVO-8...item4aab05d924

The H&R lowering springs I have fitted to my estate are for a saloon (came of my 854 T5R) they will fit but are slightly softer. I havent had a problem with them, infact they sit better in my opinion.

**p fandango** · Wednesday 11th May 2011, 22:44

Originally Posted by The Flying Moose

The H&R lowering springs I have fitted to my estate are for a saloon (came of my 854 T5R) they will fit but are slightly softer. I havent had a problem with them, infact they sit better in my opinion.

i've seen others fit saloon springs onto estates

**thewoodster** · Wednesday 11th May 2011, 22:52

ermmm so are we saying that saloon springs will fit on an estate?

**p fandango** · Wednesday 11th May 2011, 23:02

Originally Posted by thewoodster

ermmm so are we saying that saloon springs will fit on an estate?

as long as you've not got nivomats

**The Flying Moose** · Wednesday 11th May 2011, 23:20

Yeah exactly as pedro says providing you havnt got nivomats (self leveling suspension).

The only difference is the weight, as the estates springs are rated at a higher maximum weight than the saloons.

**thewoodster** · Wednesday 11th May 2011, 23:21

as long as you've not got nivomats

**scr8pdo** · Thursday 12th May 2011, 00:47

My back end of my 855 sits dead low, thinking it may be worn soggy Nivomats, can these be swapped easy for a set of H/Duty rear springs and conventional shocks, or will the car lift itself back up afetr a bit of action driving over speed humps etc?

**p fandango** · Thursday 12th May 2011, 05:04

Originally Posted by scr8pdo

My back end of my 855 sits dead low, thinking it may be worn soggy Nivomats, can these be swapped easy for a set of H/Duty rear springs and conventional shocks, or will the car lift itself back up afetr a bit of action driving over speed humps etc?

i'm sure they can be swopped to the normal suspension but have to change the rear top-mounts as well as the springs & shocks

**p fandango** · Thursday 12th May 2011, 05:04

Originally Posted by thewoodster

nivomats is the Volvo self-levelling suspension

**scr8pdo** · Thursday 12th May 2011, 09:08

Originally Posted by p fandango

i'm sure they can be swopped to the normal suspension but have to change the rear top-mounts as well as the springs & shocks

The car has been laid up for almost a year, do you think it will pump itself up? someone told me that they squat down after being stood and it will raise up again after it bouncing up and down a few times

**p fandango** · Thursday 12th May 2011, 09:53

Originally Posted by scr8pdo

The car has been laid up for almost a year, do you think it will pump itself up? someone told me that they squat down after being stood and it will raise up again after it bouncing up and down a few times

the self levelling is all built into the rear shock absorbers & tbh not sure exactly how they work, might be worth giving it a drive to see before replacing them